- From: Kashyap, Vipul <VKASHYAP1@PARTNERS.ORG>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:33:47 -0500
- To: "Forsberg, Kerstin L" <Kerstin.L.Forsberg@astrazeneca.com>, "Alan Ruttenberg" <alanruttenberg@gmail.com>
- Cc: <public-hcls-dse@w3.org>, "Stanley Huff" <Stan.Huff@intermountainmail.org>, "Oniki, Tom (GE Healthcare, consultant)" <Tom.Oniki@ge.com>
> Kerstin: What part of NCI Thesaurus would you say is a domain model? My > understanding is that Barry would refer to it as a "concept system" and > not as a domain model / ontology of real world of entities/phenomenon 1) [VK] This is one of the critical questions that we seek to address in a pragmatic manner. A generalized version of this question is "What is the difference between an information model/domain model and a terminology?" My response to the above is: The NCI Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary or concept system but has an underlying or implicit domain model/ontology. Another viewpoint would be that it is a "degenerate" domain ontology, i.e., some one started with a domain specific ontology for healthcare and then "dumbed" it down by removing all the instances and mapping the classes to concepts/codes. Does the above make sense? ---Vipul The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.
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